[APML] [OT] Polar alignment on the equator

[Emmanuele Sordini <vega@bloomingstars.com>]

Hi list,
a friend of mine posed a question which I is a little off-topic here, but I 
thought somebody could solve this small puzzle.

Here it goes: if you take your telescope to some place lying just _right_ 
on the equator (0° latitude), where would you point your mount to polar 
align it, north or south?
I would say it really doesn't matter, because then you have both celestial 
poles exactly 180° apart on the local horizon (height: 0°). If you travel 
north or south even a very short distance, then you'll have to align toward 
the north or south pole respectively, even if either pole is a dab above 
the horizon.

Am I right, or wrong?

Thanks in advance,
Emmanuele Sordini 


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